Andrew Milner, elite Paleontologist and curator at the discovery site, said construction on the substation is expected to begin in May and will be about an acre in size over a dig site he and others are currently excavating.
“Fingers crossed, maybe it’ll postpone a little bit longer,” he told St. George News, adding that the construction will impact the upper bone beds, so they’re “trying to salvage as many fossils as possible.”
During construction, Milner said staff from the discovery site will be on-site to monitor the digs, so if anything is found, they can try to remove it as quickly as possible.
“It’s also possible that if we haven’t completely finished the quarry, they may be ripping rock out for us and putting it off to the side, so we can search through it later,” he added.
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